There are several characters that I would like to write about in my fantasy version of Chicago, but the one I have the best ideas for right now is Anastasia.  She doesn't yet have a last name, yet.  She is the central viewpoint character in Toy: A Fable for the Undying.

Anastasia is a vampire, born in Fort Dearborn on the shores of Lake Michigan ( Read more... )

Work on the Europa Chronicles (and most other projects has been slowed by the move (11days!), but is progressing.  I have three more work days before a week-long vacation I planned so I could pack and clean.  I'll be spending a few hours here and there of that writing and researching.  Right now, I'm researching some basic facts on Europa and such ( Read more... )

Okay, so this is the first of a number of preliminary character profiles I will be posting here.  For me, the best part of creating a world is it's inhabitants.  Few things speak louder or more clearly about a place than the people in it.

Note that all of these character profiles are pretty rough until I get more research done and make a few more ( Read more... )